Academy Avenue Announcements

Dear Academy Families & Friends,

March is here! Masks are optional and the school year is nearing the end of the second trimester. Let me start by saying how proud I am to see the students adjusting to all of these rapid changes as well as their resolve to respect one another's choices regarding masks. Please read the following items happening this week at Academy and within our community:

• Read Across Academy is on. Click the link to log in your reading achievements.
• Mystery Readers-Tune into our Social Media sites to see the different staff mystery readers. Links are below to Twitter and Facebook!
• The ST Math Challenge is on!!! Click here for more details.
• Tuesday, March 8, 2022 is a half-day of school for students (Staff Development).
• Calling all 5th grade families. The TWPC & SEPAC are hosting an information night for the new Chapman Middle School on Tuesday, March 8 (7PM) for families. Click here for more information about the event.
• Click here to see the Principal's Report from last week's AAPC meeting.
• Dining for $$$ is at Santa Fe's on March 8.
• March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. Each Friday, we will be sharing a weekly announcement to help spread awareness.
• MCAS Dates for Grade 3-5 are released. Click here for a copy of the letter that went home earlier last week.

Thank you for support our school and keeping our community strong!

Patrick Higgins

Principal

• • Tuesday, March 8, Half Day for Students-PD for Staff

  • Tuesday, March 8, Chapman Information Night (TWPC & SEPAC) 7PM virtual.

  • Thursday, March 24-Infrastructure Trial-all 3-5 kids need their chromebooks.

  • Friday, March 25th: End of Term 2 for Grades 1-5, Report Cards released April 8.

  • Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Kindergarten Parent Meeting

  • Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Half Day for students (Staff Development)

  • Conferences are on April 13 (Evening in-person), April 14 (Daytime, Virtual)

  • April Vacation is the week of April 18-April 22.

  • MCAS is coming in April and May. Click here for the dates of the exams for students in Grades 3-5.

Website: https://www.weymouthschools.org/academy-avenue-primary-school
Location: 94 Academy Avenue, Weymouth, MA, USA
Phone: 781-335-4717
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AcademyAvenuePrimarySchool
Twitter: @AcademyWildCat1

Masks: Effective Monday, February 28 masks will be optional in all Weymouth Public Schools, pre-K through Grade 12, for all staff, students and visitors. Any individual who chooses to continue to wear a mask in school, including those who are at a higher risk of contracting COVID, will be supported in that choice.

At-Home Testing: Kits arriving home on Fridays:

• Opt-In Form for students and staff
• WPS At-Home Testing Information & FAQs
• About the Test: iHealth is a 15-minute at-home rapid antigen test
• Video: How to Administer an At-Home COVID Test
  
• Text Guide: How Do I Administer an At-Home COVID test?
  
• Coming Soon! Submit Positive Test Results - This is where you'll report a positive test result from your school administered at-home weekly test.

All absences should be reported to the Main Office. Messages can be left on the attendance hotline any time, including non-school hours. Please leave a detailed message with your child's first/last name as well as her/his homeroom with the nature of the absence. If you would like a return message from Nurse Ali, please include that in your message.

Additional Resources:

• COVID Symptoms, & Close Contact Protocol
• WPS Health Services Memo - Vacation Reminders
• CDC Travel Information & Requirements
• CDC Children's Vaccine Information
• AAP Children's Vaccine Policy Statement

• District Calendar - School Committee approved holidays, vacations, tems and staff development
• Tech Support for Families - Submit a ticket for support. Reminder* be sure to update your child’s Chrome OS on the weekends, often and early!
• WPS Opportunities Resources - Family and community resources
• Special Education Parent Advisory Council - Meeting Dates
• Champions Before and After School Care - 781-812-8735 or lolee@discoverchampions.com
• Aspen Family Portal - Student Attendance, Contact Info & Communications or Locate Your Child's Report Card or Special Education Report
• Blackboard Communications - Opt In and Opt Out Instructions
• Town Wide Parent Council - Meets the Second Tuesday of Each Month
• Volunteer to Become a Parent/Guardian/Caregiver ELL Immigrant Liaison